Daily Archives: July 16, 2012

Jul
16
  • Rotary Plow Photo, posted 2012-07-16

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    Museum of Transportation – Another shot from yesterday’s visit to the Museum of Transportation.  Front view of retired Union Pacific rotary snow plow.  The top of the rotary portion of the plow is approximately twelve feet above the top of the rails.  Think of this as a giant snow blower.  The noise when it is running has to be incredible.

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Jul
16
  • Iris Photo, posted 2012-07-16

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    Missouri Botanical Garden – I’m not a big fan of purple, even the lighter shades.  I’ve heard that purple is the color of the “royals” (not the baseball team) so perhaps knowing that I’ll never be in that group is why I don’t find the color so appealing.  Even so, one has to appreciate the beauty of an iris or day lily or even some glads where the color just really seems to fit.  Irises are typically one of the […]

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